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The Philippine economy grew 5.8 percent in 2015, short of even lowered government expectations after being hampered by a weak world economy, El Nino and slow government spending in the
Japan’s economy minister resigned yesterday as he fended off corruption allegations, in a setback for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s effort to rev up growth in the world’s third-largest economy. Akira Amari
An American university student’s arrest in North Korea has rekindled questions about whether a small but steady trickle of U.S. tourists who go to the country are unwittingly offering themselves
The restored plane made a brief flight to and from a naval base in southern Japan. Decorated former U.S. Air Force pilot Skip Holm flew the aircraft. Zero fighters were considered one of the
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III gave a red-carpet welcome to Japan’s emperor yesterday in a sign of blossoming ties between the two nations, both mired in territorial disputes with China, while
A visit by Japanese Emperor Akihito to the Philippines this week is the latest in a series of trips that are seen as an attempt to show his commitment to
Japan’s emperor said yesterday that his nation must remember the tremendous loss of life in the Philippines during World War II, as he and his wife began their first visit
After sweating through unseasonably high temperatures last week, residents of semi-tropical Thailand have had to scavenge through their closets for sweaters and scarves to keep the chill off their bones. Temperatures
Two elderly South Korean women abused by Japan’s wartime military-run brothel system are in Japan to reject a recent settlement agreement between the two governments and demand that Prime Minister
Vietnam’s Communist Party chief easily won a seat on a key committee yesterday, the first step toward retaining his position as head of the collective leadership of the country. General Secretary
Vietnam’s pro-business prime minister has effectively withdrawn from a contest to become the Communist Party chief, clearing the way for his rival to keep the post in what appears to
Divided opinions within Vietnam’s Communist Party on how to relate to giant neighbor and one-time ally China are among key factors in play at an eight-day congress to choose new
A Japanese rocket maker said yesterday that a large piece of metal that washed up on a beach in Thailand is likely part of a rocket launched by Japan, not
A large chunk of metal that could be from an aircraft washed ashore in southern Thailand, but Malaysian authorities yesterday cautioned against speculation of a link to a Malaysia Airlines flight
Supporters of Vietnam’s prime minister have nominated him for a key Communist Party panel, a necessary step to contesting the post of the party chief, in a last-minute maneuver to
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is pressing for peaceful resolutions to increasingly tense maritime disputes in Asia and urging China to take a firmer stand on North Korea’s nuclear
The reigning Miss Universe has her eyes set on her next big dream: being a Bond girl. Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach returned home to the Philippines for the first time since
Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party began an eight-day congress yesterday that starts an orchestrated transfer of power to new leaders who will face myriad challenges including economic reforms, corruption and maritime
Authorities in Thailand have arrested members of a student group opposed to military rule, including one snatched off the street at night and bundled into a vehicle, in the latest
Taliban gunmen stormed a university in northwestern Pakistan yesterday, killing at least 20 people and triggering an hours-long gunbattle with the army and police before the military declared the assault
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